Can-filling apparatus



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F. B.I MANY 8v; F. J. HARRISON.

GAN FILLING APPARATUS. l* No. 450,467. Patented A131214, 1,891.

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FRANK B. MANY AND FREDERICK J HARRISON, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

CAN-FILLING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 450,46*?, datedApril14, 1891.

Application filed September 29, 1890. Serial No. 366,457. (No model.)

To all whom t may con/cern:

Be it known that we, FRANK B. MANY and FREDERIGKJHARR1soN,citzensoftheUnted States, and residents of Cleveland, county ofCuyahoga, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Can- Filling Apparatus, of which We hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same'.

Our invention relates to improvements iu apparatus for filling cans withgasoline, naphtha, or other volatile fluids when a largenum` ber of cansare to be filled at the same time.

The objects of the invention are to enable the operator to fillsimultaneously a large number of cans with little opportunity forevaporation or escape of fluid and iu a minimum space of time.

Our invention consists in the apparatus hereinafter described, with thedetails of construction and arrangement of parts as described herein,shown in the accompanying drawings, and more specifically pointed out inthe claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is au end elevation of my can-filling devicearranged for two sets of cans and fillers. Fig. 2 is a front elevationof the same, showing the arrangement of the filling-pipes. Fig. 3 is anenlarged end elevation showing one of the filling-tanks partly insection. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the iilling-tank tilted into theposition for filling the cans, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of theend of one of the troughs.

A in the drawings represents a main frame or stand upon which arepivotally supported at either end the filling troughs or frames B bymeans of the pivotal rods b in slots c c in the frame. These troughs orframes B run the whole length of the frame A and inclose each a row ofmetal reservoirs C, which are filled simultaneously with fluid from thepipenozzles h above. Each reservoir C is provided with a siphon D infront, the shorter arm being immersed in the reservoir and reaching tothe bottom so as to drain it completely. A row of funnels E is arrangedwith flaring tops to take the liquid from the siphons D and convey it tothe cans F, a

cross-bar E and shelf G being arranged to support the tunnels and cans.In the vertical position, as shown in Fig. 3the bend .of the siphon istoo far above the surface of the liquid to cause a iiow from thereservoir; but by tilting the frame B, as shown in Fig. 4., the bend inthe siphon is brought to the same level as the fluid, and the contentsare immediately caused to flow through the si phon into the funnel E.

To permit the trough B and the reservoir C to be tilted Without spillingthe fiuid, a hood C is placed over the front of the reservoirs, and araised web C2 connects the hoods C continuously across the length of thetrough. The front of the troughs is cut away for convenience of accessto the reservoirs, While the raised back is also lined with metal.

The arrangement of the supply-pipes is clearly shown in Figs. l and 2,Hbeingacontinuous pipe over each trough provided with as many nozzles asthere are reservoirs in each trough. I is a pipe with three or moreconnections for filling the lower pipe H. J is a cross-pipe connectingthe two side pipes, and jj are cocks for admitting or shutting off thefluid from the reservoirs. ply-pipe, and L the reservoir.

The device shown isespecially adapted to filling reservoirs forstreet-lamps,wl1ich are designed to burn' for varying durations of time,and for this reason a number of reservoirs are required to fill each canwith the amount of fluid necessary to maintain the lamp. To accomplishthis result the reservoirs are made of varying depths, as shown indotted lines in Fig. 2 at b, the deepest reservoir being at one end of.the trough and the shallowest at the other end. The shallowest pans fillfirst, and any overfiow from these runs into the open space between theback of the trough and hoods C and assists in filling the otherreservoirs, and there is no waste.

Catches, as O O, upon the frameAsupport the troughs in a verticalposition until it is desired to lift them, when they can be released andreturned into position, after which the trough may be again elevated.

The advantages of this device are obvious, since a large number' of canscan thereby be filled at once with little effort, and the exact K is themain sup- IOO amount given enen non desired to maintain i l or Valves j,horizontal intermediate pipes I, io light for the required length ot`time. connecting-pipes i', and lower feed-pipes H,

Having thus described our invention, what provided with nozzles 7l atregular short in- We claim as new, and desire to secure by Lettermls.

5 ters Patent, isl FRANK B. MANY.

In 2L can-filling device1 i main iluid-reser- FREDERICK J. HARRISON.Voir, a supply-pipe K, leading` from the reser- Witnesses: Voir, and tsystem ot auxiliary feeding-pipes consisting of the Cross-pipes .Loperntin g Valve WM. M. MONROE, l?. H. MOORE.

